Can a congenital biliary atresia of six months be cured?

Patient's question:

Biliary atresia. Detected the cause after one and a half months, jaundice softened. Previous treatment history and effectiveness: The doctor said: not easy to treat, depends on what kind of assistance: certain explanation

Doctor's answer:

If surgery is not performed, the vast majority of patients will die of liver failure within a year. Surgery is the only way for self-healing.
1. Kasai Operation: The medical community still has no effective treatment for this disease. The professor successfully completed the world's first surgery for congenital biliary atresia, and this patient lived for 28 years. After that, this surgery gradually gained understanding and became a standard treatment method. This operation was therefore named after Professor Kasai.

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